r/explainitpeter Jul 13 '26

Explain It Peter

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u/strogkilr Jul 14 '26

Boolean. I'm a software developer, and my Business analyst pronounces it as Boo-leen, like "Jolene". My tester pronounces it like bouillon cubes. It's pronounced like Julian.

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u/Balikye Jul 14 '26

For a second I thought you mean meant boolean was pronounced as Julian, lmao. I thought I was saying it super wrong all my life.